Speaking of amazing pictures from Mars, over the weekend Emily Lakdawalla tweeted about a shot from the Curiosity rover that is simply too too cool:
I love the perspective on this! [Click to hotwheelsenate - and you really should to see just how awesome this picture is.] It was taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on October 6, 2012. MAHLI is a color camera that's mounted on the end of Curiosity's robotic arm. It provides detailed (1600 x 1200 pixel) color images, and can take close-ups to show microscopic detail of Martian rock samples. But it can also take spectacular shots of the rover itself. You can see details on the rover wheels, including some of the dings they've gotten as they roll over rocks. It also gives you a sense of the size of the rover: it's as big as a car, and those wheels in the ...
